February 16, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Wildlife (Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation) invites you to learn about two of Oregon’s most destructive invaders, feral swine and common carp, what is being done to control them and how they impact the state’s native species and landscapes. The presentation will be held on Wednesday March 7 at 6 p.m. at […]

The Santee Cooper reservoirs have long been known as an angler’s paradise and the recent capture of the largest Lake Moultrie blue catfish ever observed only solidifies this reputation. On Feb. 8, Leland Selph of Cross, SC ran a trotline on Lake Moultrie and caught a blue catfish that tipped the scales at 136 pounds,

Through March 1, registration open to first-time participants only, then open to all; limited to 48 participants PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program now offers a spring workshop to complement the traditional fall workshop that has been offered each year since 1993. This year’s spring

Record duck harvest recorded despite dry year PLEASANTON – Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area, near the Missouri border in Linn County, reported a record breaking-year for waterfowl hunters in the 2011-2012 season. Duck hunters reported harvesting more than 8,300 ducks during the 74-day season, shattering the old record of 6,220 in 1997. Duck hunters made

National event free with military ID on Feb. 17-19 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever has announced that all active military personnel will receive free admission to its National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic when the event comes to the Kansas City Convention Center’s Bartle Hall on Feb. 17, 18, and 19.

$37,307 devoted to two Kansas projects LUBBOCK, Texas – At a January meeting of the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV), the group’s management board approved more than $107,000 in ConocoPhillips grants to support five conservation projects. The grants will support habitat conservation, outreach, and research efforts in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Two projects in Kansas